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99-549: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl are 2021 remakes of the 2006 Nintendo DS role-playing video games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl . The games are part of the eighth generation of the Pokémon video game series and were developed by ILCA and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for the Nintendo Switch . The games were released on 19 November 2021. They were announced as part of

198-406: A remaster or a partial remake , although video game publishers are not always clear on the distinction. DuckTales: Remastered for example uses the term "Remastered" to distinguish itself from the original NES game it was based on, even though it is a clean-slate remake with a different engine and assets. Compared to a port which is typically released in the same era as the original, a remaster

297-548: A Pokémon game. Pokémon Platinum has received generally positive reception. It holds an aggregate score of 84/100 and 83.14% at Metacritic and GameRankings , respectively. It is the 56th highest rated Nintendo DS game on Game Rankings. The Anglo-Celt called it a solid, fun game for those who have yet to play Diamond and Pearl . GamePro ' s McKinley Noble called it a great game, calling other third versions of mainline Pokémon titles "lightweight" in comparison. Famitsu gave praise to Pokémon Platinum . One of

396-671: A Pokémon Trading Card Game card set based on the Platinum name. They also arranged for several events to obtain rare Pokémon. GamePro ' s McKinley Noble commented that he anticipated the English release of Platinum . 1UP.com commented that fans will not be left "wanting", stating "once you venture back down the Pokémon rabbit hole, you won't be coming up again for a while." Craig Harris of IGN commented that those looking for something particularly new in Platinum such as

495-617: A "litany of glitches", with numerous glitches discovered within weeks after release. This includes the ability to walk through walls to catch the Mythical Pokémon Shaymin , access the location for the Darkrai event location early and to speedrun the game in 23 minutes, as well as an exploit to duplicate multiple Pokémon at a time along with their held items. Several of these glitches were fixed in version 1.1.2 released on December 1, 2021. You can find Arceus if you become

594-434: A Pokémon skill or an item. If the player's Pokémon defeats the opposing Pokémon by causing it to faint, it receives experience points . After accumulating enough experience points, it will level up ; most Pokémon evolve into a new species of Pokémon when they reach a certain level. Apart from battling, capturing Pokémon is the most important element of Pokémon gameplay. Although other trainers' Pokémon cannot be captured,

693-475: A disjointed experience. In addition, the inability to turn off the Experience Share feature can result in the player's Pokémon being over-leveled for the majority of the game, making battles with NPCs "a chore" rather than a legitimate challenge. Jordan Middler from Nintendo Life declared the change in art style to be "for the worse" and that the characters resembled "emotionless Funko Pops ", but

792-474: A dramatically different style. The intent was not simply to bring the game to a new platform, but to modernize older games which had in various ways become dated. With the birth of the retrogaming phenomenon, remakes became a way for companies to revive nostalgic brands. Galaga '88 and Super Space Invaders '91 were both attempts to revitalize aging arcade franchises with modernized graphics and new gameplay elements, while preserving many signature aspects of

891-466: A game of high quality. They called it "packed to overflowing with content", commenting that even those who have played Diamond and Pearl several times could enjoy it. IGN ultimately named Platinum , along with Diamond and Pearl , as the ninth-best Nintendo DS game. IGN nominated it for best role-playing game for the Nintendo DS, while its readers chose it as the best multi-player game for

990-432: A new method of control would be disappointed, adding that the controls felt "clumsy". However, he noted that those who played Diamond and Pearl will enjoy it for its new features and available Pokémon. In another preview, Harris commented that those who have played Diamond or Pearl will have to decide whether the new features are worth buying the game for, while those who have not should buy it if interested in playing

1089-502: A newer interpretation of an older work, characterized by updated or changed assets. For example, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D for the Nintendo 3DS are considered remakes of their original versions for the Nintendo 64 , and not a remaster or a port , since there are new character models and texture packs. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD for Wii U would be considered

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1188-465: A pixelated demake of Team Fortress 2 ; Bloodborne PSX , a PS1 demake of Bloodborne ; and Halo 2600 , an Atari 2600 -style demake of Microsoft's Halo series . There are also NES -style demakes of the Touhou Project games Embodiment of Scarlet Devil and Perfect Cherry Blossom . Some demakes are created to showcase and push the abilities of older generation systems such as

1287-439: A previous video game generation . The action platformer Mega Man 9 is an example of such a game. Although remakes typically aim to adapt a game from a more limited platform to a more advanced one, a rising interest in older platforms has inspired some to do the opposite, remaking or adapting modern games to the technical standards of older platforms, usually going so far as to implement them on obsolete hardware platforms, hence

1386-435: A remake in that it still relies heavily on the original assets and engine of the source game. Sometimes, ports even remove content that was present in the original version. For example, the handheld console ports of Mortal Kombat II had fewer characters than the original arcade game and other console ports due to system storage limitations but otherwise were still faithful to the original in terms of gameplay. Compared to

1485-405: A remaster, since it retains the same, albeit updated upscaled aesthetics of the original. A remake typically maintains the same story, genre, and fundamental gameplay ideas of the original work. The intent of a remake is usually to take an older game that has become outdated and update it for a new platform and audience. A remake will not necessarily preserve the original gameplay especially if it

1584-469: A year after the original arcade game, such as the distribution of Mortal Kombat for home consoles by Acclaim Entertainment. Since the 2000s as arcade releases are no longer the original launch platform for a video game, publishers tend to release the video game simultaneously on several consoles first and then port to the PC later. A port that contains a great deal of remade assets may sometimes be considered

1683-944: Is Giratina , who plays a central role in the game's plot. While it only had one form in Diamond and Pearl , it is given a new alternate form (called "Origin Forme") alongside a new area called the Distortion World, which features altered physics from the normal land of Sinnoh, where the game takes place. The gameplay stays true to traditional Pokémon game mechanics . Players explore a large area, which ranges from mountains to bodies of water, grasslands, populated areas, and snowy expanses. Similar to previous titles, players have their Pokémon fight turn-based battles against other Pokémon. Pokémon Platinum has been met with generally positive reception, holding aggregate scores of 84 and 83.14% on Metacritic and GameRankings , respectively. It

1782-505: Is "absolutely the way to go". 1UP.com ' s Justin Haywald called it the best Pokémon game, though noted that it was not very different from Diamond and Pearl . GameTrailers commented that fans of the series and those who appreciate role-playing games would enjoy it, but blamed games like Platinum for being the reason why some have lost interest in the series. GameSpot ' s Shiva Stella commented that while not fresh, it

1881-701: Is a 2008 role-playing video game developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo DS . It is the third version after Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and is part of the fourth generation of the Pokémon video game series . It was released in Japan on September 13, 2008, and later in North America, Australia, and Europe in 2009. In Platinum , players control either Lucas or Dawn and start with one of three Pokémon given to them by Professor Rowan . The mascot Pokémon

1980-440: Is dated, instead remaking the gameplay to conform to the conventions of contemporary games or later titles in the same series in order to make a game marketable to a new audience. For example, for Sierra's 1991 remake of Space Quest , the developers used the engine, point-and-click interface, and graphical style of Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and The Time Rippers , replacing the original graphics and text parser interface of

2079-482: Is done years or decades after the original in order to take advantage of generation technological improvements (the latter which a port avoids doing). Unlike a remake which often changes the now-dated gameplay, a remaster is very faithful to the original in that aspect (in order to appeal to that nostalgic audience) while permitting only a limited number of gameplay tweaks for the sake of convenience. Games that use an existing brand but are conceptually very different from

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2178-504: Is rough." Official Nintendo Magazine ' s Chris Scullion called it the "ultimate Pokémon game", though noted that this was because it was an updated version of Diamond and Pearl . Nintendo Power called it "everything a Pokemon [ sic ] experience should be, and more." Nintendo World Report ' s Zachary Miller commented that players who were burnt out on Diamond and Pearl would not find much incentive to play Platinum , but otherwise, said that Platinum

2277-555: Is similar to the original Diamond and Pearl games, comparable to previous remakes such as Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire . The games are presented in a top-down isometric third-person perspective , though with a distinct visual style. As with the original games, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are set in the fictional region of Sinnoh, an island based on the Japanese island of Hokkaidō . Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl were developed by ILCA ; as such, they are

2376-495: Is the "best Pokémon game ever made". Zippy of Hardcore Gamer cited its main quest, battle system, and multiplayer options for why "it is the best hand held RPG available right now". Games(TM) commented that the depth of Platinum ' s gameplay was deeper than "most hardcore MMO can boast". Toastfarmer of PALGN called it a "crown jewel" of the Nintendo DS, saying it was a "deep, engrossing and virtually endless game". GameDaily ' s Robert Workman commented that while

2475-485: The 25th anniversary event, alongside Pokémon Legends: Arceus . Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl received mixed reviews from critics, who praised aspects of the gameplay but were divided over certain changes made to the original, the games' visual design, and lack of features (e.g. the Sinnoh Battle Frontier) from Pokémon Platinum . Gameplay of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

2574-538: The Atari 2600 . The game became the first " killer app " for a video game console by quadrupling the system's sales. Since then, it became a common trend to port arcade games to home systems since the second console generation , though at the time they were often more limited than the original arcade games due to the technical limitations of home consoles. In 1985, Sega released a pair of arcade remakes of older home video games. Pitfall II: Lost Caverns (arcade game)

2673-468: The Master System and Famicom . Both of these games were distinguished from most earlier conversions in that they took major liberties with the source material, attempting to modernize both the gameplay as well as the graphics. Some of the earliest remakes to be recognized as such were attempts to modernize games to the standards of later games in the series. Some were even on the same platforms as

2772-707: The Nintendo DS include Super Mario 64 DS , Kirby Super Star Ultra , Diddy Kong Racing DS , Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver , Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon , Final Fantasy III and IV , Dragon Quest IV through VI , and Kingdom Hearts Re:coded . The Nintendo 3DS 's lineup also had numerous remasters and remakes, including The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D , Star Fox 64 3D , The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D , Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire , Metroid: Samus Returns , Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions , Luigi's Mansion , and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey . Remasters on both

2871-631: The Sega Ages line for PlayStation 2 , initially conceived as a series of modernized remakes of classic games, though the series later diversified to include emulated compilations. The series concluded with a release that combined the two approaches, and included a remake of Fantasy Zone II that ran, via emulation, on hardware dating to the time of the original release, one of the few attempts at an enhanced remake to make no attempts at modernization. The advent of downloadable game services like Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network has further fueled

2970-564: The United Kingdom , Pokémon Platinum was the second best-selling Nintendo DS game for the week ending June 11, 2009. For the week ending June 20, 2009, Pokémon Platinum fell off of the United Kingdom's top 10 best-selling video games chart. For the week ending July 9, 2009, it was the second best-selling Nintendo DS game. For the week ending July 23, 2009, it was the fourth best-selling Nintendo DS game. Pokémon Platinum

3069-408: The "amateur acting" in many new and remade games on CD. Emulation also made perfect ports of older games possible, with compilations becoming a popular way for publishers to capitalize on older properties. Budget pricing gave publishers the opportunity to match their game's price with the perceived lower value proposition of an older game, opening the door for newer remakes. In 2003, Sega launched

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3168-659: The "more complete and distinct Pokémon third version he has seen to date." IGN ' s Craig Harris commented that while the improvements over Diamond and Pearl were not huge, its adventure mode and online mode were more fleshed out and expanded. They also included it in their list of Nintendo DS games of the spring season, commenting that it improved on Diamond and Pearl ' s gameplay formula, and went "above and beyond with new areas, characters, and, of course, Pokemon [ sic ]". In their "Cheers & Tears: DS RPGs" article, which details role-playing games of both high and low quality, IGN included Platinum as

3267-614: The 15th anniversary of the original Pokémon Diamond and Pearl , a new trailer was released showcasing the Pokétch with Hidden Moves, Poffins, Pokémon party following the player in Hearthome City's Amity Square, STAT trainers Cheryl and Riley, and Eterna City Gym Leader Gardenia. On 26 October, another trailer was released featuring Snowpoint City Gym Leader Candice and Sunyshore City Gym Leader Volkner; Team Galactic Commanders Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, and Team Galactic Boss Cyrus; and

3366-506: The 1990s in China , Hong Kong , and Taiwan , black market developers created unauthorized adaptations of then-modern games such as Street Fighter II , Mortal Kombat , Final Fantasy VII or Tekken for the NES, which enjoyed considerable popularity in the regions because of the availability of low-cost compatible systems . Pok%C3%A9mon Platinum Pokémon Platinum Version

3465-549: The Atari 2600. An example of this is the 2012 game Princess Rescue , which is a demake of the NES title Super Mario Bros. While most demakes are homebrew efforts from passionate fans, some are officially endorsed by the original creators such as Pac-Man Championship Edition ' s Famicom / NES demake being printed onto Japanese physical editions of the Namcot Collection as an original bonus game. For much of

3564-467: The Champion and beat Pokémon Legends: Arceus . After the announcement, fans were divided on the new chibi art style shown in the trailer. Opponents argued that the graphics were a downgrade compared to the two previous Pokémon remakes ( Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire and Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! ). Proponents argued the new look stays faithful to the original 2D games while making

3663-477: The DS and 3DS include Cave Story , Myst and Rayman 2: The Great Escape . Games unsupported by the rights -holders often spark remakes created by hobbyists and game communities. An example is OpenRA , which is a modernized remake of the classic Command & Conquer real-time-strategy games. Beyond cross-platform support, it adds comfort functions and gameplay functionality inspired by successors of

3762-617: The Griseous Orb and Gracidea Flower respectively. The trios of Articuno , Zapdos , and Moltres , along with Regice , Regirock , and Registeel , have been added to the game as well. The game also adds the Battle Frontier, a feature first introduced in Pokémon Emerald . Platinum ' s Pokémon Contests play similarly to Diamond and Pearl ' s; they feature four stages, awarding ribbons to Pokémon for having

3861-455: The Nintendo DS. Games Master UK called it "one of the most rewarding and substantial RPGs around", while NGamer UK ' s Rich Stanton called it "one of the finest strategy games ever made." RPG Fan ' s John Tucker commented that players of Diamond and Pearl would only be interested in its expanded online mode. Game Informer commented that if one was looking for a role-playing game and had not played Diamond or Pearl , it

3960-626: The Pokémon Presents, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl were announced for the Nintendo Switch with a tentative late 2021 release date. On 26 May 2021, a release date of 19 November 2021 was announced along with a reveal of the games box art. During the reveal of the Nintendo Switch OLED model on 6 July 2021, footage displaying improved visuals for the games was shown. A Pokémon Presents presentation on 18 August 2021 showed new features including character customization,

4059-569: The Vs. Recorder, which allows players to record battles held in the Battle Frontier or on Wi-Fi. The Global Trade System (GTS), a service that allows players to trade anonymously over a Wi-Fi connection, returns in Platinum ; one change to the GTS system allows players to be notified via email when a trade has commenced, though, outside Japan, this feature has been reduced to being merely a message on

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4158-521: The Wii games Pokémon Battle Revolution and My Pokémon Ranch , though the latter is only compatible with Platinum in Japan. Two new characters, Looker, a police investigator on the trail of Team Galactic, and Charon, a Team Galactic admin, are introduced. A significant addition is the Distortion World, which features distorted physics versus those in the standard world. Compared to Diamond and Pearl , many popular Pokémon become accessible much earlier in

4257-405: The appropriate type, as well as giving players earlier access to several new evolutions of older Pokémon, many of which were originally only obtainable after beating the Champion. Pokémon Platinum was first announced on May 15, 2008, as a follow-up to Diamond and Pearl . It was initially announced for an August 2008 release in Japan, with no worldwide release date confirmed at that time. It

4356-489: The best result. Baked goods called Poffins can be made from berries and fed to Pokémon to improve certain traits, depending on the kind of Poffin made. In addition to compatibility with Diamond and Pearl , Platinum is also compatible with the third generation Pokémon role-playing games available on the Game Boy Advance through the DS's Game Boy Advance slot. Players can also upload Pokémon from Platinum to

4455-524: The correctly proportioned character models in battles were considerably better. ILCA's decision to exclude story elements and features seen in Pokémon Platinum was also seen as a detriment, but the inclusion of the new Grand Underground area made up for the otherwise limited selection of Pokémon originally included in Diamond and Pearl . GameSpot ' s Steve Watts praised the chibi art style and quality-of-life improvements while criticizing

4554-485: The designers should focus on changing only the most important things to make sure that it was not too different from the original games. Game director Junichi Masuda commented that since they designed the original two games as the "ultimate" Pokémon titles, they had to make Platinum even stronger than them. Giratina's design change was one of the first things revealed about Platinum in February 2008. In designing

4653-460: The domain was taken offline. On 26 February 2021, the day of the Pokémon 25th Anniversary Pokémon Presents presentation, several leakers claimed that the upcoming livestream would announce remakes of Diamond and Pearl , titled Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl , alongside an action role-playing game also set in the Sinnoh region, later revealed to be Pokémon Legends: Arceus . During

4752-462: The expanded market for remakes, as the platform allows companies to sell their games at a lower price, seen as more appropriate for the smaller size typical of retro games. Some XBLA and PSN remakes include Bionic Commando Rearmed , Jetpac Refuelled , Wipeout HD (a remake not of the original Wipeout but of the two PSP games), Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix . Some remakes may include

4851-458: The fastest-selling game in the region at that time. It sold 315,000 copies in its second week, totaling 1.3 million copies in nine days. Pokémon Platinum ranked second in another week, selling 195,000 copies; it ranked first and sold 122,000 the week after. As of October 23, Pokémon Platinum was the second best-selling game for the respective week with sales exceeding 72,000 copies. Its current sales at that time were 1.75 million. It re-entered

4950-487: The first being Charon, a scientist in Team Galactic as well as the fourth and newest commander alongside Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, and the other being a detective investigating Team Galactic under the codename "Looker". Giratina is also the focus of the plot, whereas Dialga and Palkia were the focuses of Diamond and Pearl , respectively. However, the player can still obtain both Dialga and Palkia once completing

5049-433: The first main-series Pokémon games to have a different company as the lead developer instead of Game Freak . They were directed by Yuichi Ueda from ILCA and Junichi Masuda from Game Freak, the director of the original games. Possible development on remakes of Diamond and Pearl had been leaked on 15 January 2021, when a "diamondpearl" subdomain of the Pokémon website was registered and published. Shortly after,

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5148-560: The franchise's lack of evolution and difficulty spike the Elite Four represented. Takuya Watanabe of IGN Japan gave the games a 5 out of 10, criticizing them for staying overly faithful to Diamond and Pearl , noting the awkward appearance of the chibi characters in closeup, and concluding that the games would mostly appeal to players with nostalgia for the originals. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl sold 1.39 million copies in its first three days in Japan alone, surpassing

5247-412: The game Platinum because of their observations that diamond has a "meaning of love", while pearl has a "meaning of happiness". They explained that they wanted to choose something that seems "beautiful", describing platinum as "different from a diamond, different from a gem, different from a pearl, different from something that nature creates, something [that] shines, something beautiful." They also created

5346-439: The game as well, such as Togekiss , Gliscor , and Electivire . Pokémon Platinum also adds new elements to the post-game, including the player being given a Villa to decorate. Similar to Diamond and Pearl , Platinum is set in the fictional region of Sinnoh. Platinum features slightly different environments, there is snow on the ground in locations where it was not found in Diamond and Pearl , to reflect this change

5445-442: The game, whereas, in Diamond and Pearl , the player could only catch Giratina and the respective game's mascot. The player has multiple chances to catch Giratina during the game, with this being the first instance of the game giving the player the chance to catch a legendary Pokémon again after defeating it. New scenes were added into Platinum's plot in order to advance the story and give it more depth. One of these scenes includes

5544-504: The game. The Distortion World was based on these ideas, described as the "core concept" of the game. They also added the Wi-Fi Plaza and Battle Frontier modes to improve players' ability to share information with other players. An idea that the developers wanted to include was to allow players to communicate with family and friends more easily; the developers felt that the Battle Frontier realized this idea. The developers chose to call

5643-415: The gameplay is in third-person overhead perspective, and consists of three basic screens: a field map , in which the player navigates the main character; a battle screen; and the menu, in which the player configures their party, items, or gameplay settings. Players begin the game with one Pokémon and can capture more using Poké Balls . The player can also use his or her Pokémon to battle other Pokémon. When

5742-402: The games had sold 15.06 million copies worldwide. In Spain, the games sold 228,000 copies in 2021. Video game remake Remakes are often made by the original developer or copyright holder , and sometimes by the fan community . If created by the community, video game remakes are sometimes also called fangames and can be seen as part of the retro gaming phenomenon. A remake offers

5841-406: The games' stylized chibi art style was mostly praised by IGN with the exception of certain story sequences meant to be taken seriously, others such as Destructoid ' s Chris Carter felt that the visuals took some getting used to. He said that while the region can be a "joy to explore", developer ILCA tried to stick too closely to the originals while adding a few new features on top, leading to

5940-407: The graphics and gameplay could have been changed more than they were, it "will score with hardcore fanatic and newbies alike." RPGamer ' s Adriaan den Ouden commented that while it was similar to Diamond and Pearl , the expanded Pokédex makes it "far more enjoyable." GameZone ' s jkdmedia commented that while Diamond and Pearl were great, Platinum was merely good. He added that it

6039-430: The graphics and gameplay, and could be regarded retroactively as remakes, but are distinguished from later remakes largely by intent. A conversion is created with the primary goal of tailoring a game to a specific piece of hardware, usually contemporaneous or nearly contemporaneous with the original release. An early example was Gun Fight , Midway 's 1975 reprogrammed version of Taito 's arcade game Western Gun , with

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6138-414: The intentional video game remake or remaster which is often done years or decades after the original came out, ports or conversions are typically released during the same generation as the original (the exception being mobile gaming versions of PC games, such as Grand Theft Auto III , since mobile gaming platforms did not exist until the 2010s going forward). Home console ports usually came out less than

6237-502: The launch sales of Pokémon Sword and Shield in the same period in that region. It became the second-biggest launch for a Switch release in Japan after Animal Crossing: New Horizons in 2020, and the second best-selling game launch of 2021 in the UK behind FIFA 22 . The games collectively sold 6 million copies worldwide one week after release. As of June 30, 2022, the games had sold 14.79 million copies worldwide. As of December 31, 2022,

6336-464: The leap to 3D. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic . The game earned a 34 out of 40 total score from Japanese magazine Famitsu based on individual scores of 8, 9, 8, and 9. Rebekah Valentine of IGN gave the games an 8 out of 10, stating: "Like the themes of its story, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are solid and enduring – leaning on

6435-490: The main difference being the use of a microprocessor in the reprogrammed version, which allowed improved graphics and smoother animation than the discrete logic of the original. In 1980, Warren Robinett created Adventure for the Atari 2600 , a graphical version of the 1970s text adventure Colossal Cave Adventure . Also in 1980, Atari released the first officially licensed home console game conversion of an arcade title, Taito's 1978 hit Space Invaders , for

6534-409: The mid-'90s, Atari released a series of remakes with the 2000 brand, including Tempest 2000 , Battlezone 2000 , and Defender 2000 . After Atari's demise, Hasbro continued the tradition, with 3D remakes of Pong , Centipede , and Asteroids . By 1994 the popularity of CD-ROM led to many remakes with digitized voices and, sometimes, better graphics, although Computer Gaming World noted

6633-495: The new form, they paid attention to the details; the designer redrew Giratina several times, attempting to make it look different from its form in Diamond and Pearl . They finalized its design as an "antimatter Pokémon". Masuda explained antimatter as well as the mass-energy equivalence to the developers. He also explained the "Reversed Mount Fuji", which is what they call the reflection of Mount Fuji . While Kawachimaru did not understand it at first, he later incorporated them into

6732-573: The original game as a bonus feature. The 2009 remake of The Secret of Monkey Island took this a step further by allowing players to switch between the original and remade versions on the fly with a single button press. This trend was continued in the sequel, and is also a feature in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and later in Halo 2 Anniversary as part of Halo: The Master Chief Collection . Remasters and remakes on

6831-668: The original games. Another notable examples are Pioneers , a remake and sequel in spirit to Frontier: Elite II ; CSBWin , a remake of the dungeon crawler classic Dungeon Master ; and Privateer Gemini Gold , a remake of Wing Commander: Privateer . Skywind is a fan remake of Morrowind (2002) running on Bethesda's Creation Engine , utilising the source code, assets and gameplay mechanics of Skyrim (2011). The original game developers, Bethesda Softworks, have given project volunteers their approval. The remake team includes over 70 volunteers in artist, composer, designer, developer, and voice-actor roles. In November 2014,

6930-614: The original games. The 16-bit generation of console games was marked by greatly enhanced graphics compared to the previous generation, but often relatively similar gameplay, which led to an increased interest in remakes of games from the previous generation. Super Mario All-Stars remade the entire NES Mario series, and was met with great commercial success. Remake compilations of the Ninja Gaiden and Mega Man series followed. As RPGs increased in popularity, Dragon Quest , Ys and Kyūyaku Megami Tensei were also remade. In

7029-535: The original uses tank controls and fixed camera angles, the remake features "over-the-shoulder" third-person shooter gameplay similar to Resident Evil 4 and more recent games in the series that allows players the option to move while using their weapons similar to Resident Evil 6 . A port is a conversion of a game to a new platform that relies heavily on existing work and assets. A port may include various enhancements like improved performance, resolution, and sometimes even additional content, but differs from

7128-554: The original, for example Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness , a 1986 remake of the original that appeared on multiple platforms, including the Apple II , the system the game originated on. Other early remakes of this type include Sierra 's early-1990s releases of King's Quest , Space Quest and Leisure Suit Larry . These games used the technology and interface of the most recent games in Sierra's series, and original assets in

7227-509: The original, such as Wolfenstein 3D (1992) and Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001) or Tomb Raider (1996) and Tomb Raider (2013) are usually regarded as reboots rather than remakes. In the early history of video games, remakes were generally regarded as "conversions" and seldom associated with nostalgia. Due to limited and often highly divergent hardware, games appearing on multiple platforms usually had to be entirely remade. These conversions often included considerable changes to

7326-487: The original. However, other elements, like the narrative, puzzles and sets, were largely preserved. Another example is Black Mesa , a remake built entirely from the ground up in the Source Engine that remakes in-game textures, assets, models, and facial animations , while taking place in the events of the original Half-Life game. Resident Evil 2 (2019) is a remake of the 1998 game Resident Evil 2 ; while

7425-410: The past, with all of its triumphs and tripwires." They would ultimately declare that "If a good remake is defined by its loyalty to the original, then Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are very good remakes indeed," but lamented that they "weren’t braver in how they improved upon the originals in the same way other Pokémon remakes were." Game Informer ' s John Carson likewise called

7524-491: The player encounters a wild Pokémon or is challenged by a trainer to a battle, the screen switches to a turn-based battle screen where the Pokémon battle. During a battle, the player may use a move , use an item, switch the active Pokémon, or flee. Fleeing is not an option during battles against trainers. All Pokémon have hit points (HP); when a Pokémon's HP is reduced to zero, it faints and cannot battle unless revived with

7623-811: The player character sneaking into Team Galactic's headquarters alongside Looker and witnessing a speech performed by Team Galactic's leader, Cyrus. In this speech, Cyrus depicts his plan to use the legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia to create a new world without spirit. As in Diamond and Pearl , the starter Pokémon are the Grass-type Turtwig , the Fire-type Chimchar , and the Water-type Piplup , which evolve into Torterra , Infernape , and Empoleon respectively. When trying to determine what content to change from Diamond and Pearl , game designer Takeshi Kawachimaru felt that

7722-526: The player characters and the player's rival are dressed for colder weather when compared with their designs from Diamond and Pearl . Like its predecessors, Diamond and Pearl , players of Platinum revisit familiar locations from the Sinnoh region, including Twinleaf Town, Pastoria City, and the Resort Area. However, many of these locations have experienced design improvements and changes from Diamond and Pearl . Similarly, Platinum also features

7821-556: The player may use Poké Balls on a wild Pokémon during battle. A successful capture adds the Pokémon to the player's active party or stores it in the PC if the player already has the maximum of six Pokémon. Factors in the success rate of capture include the HP of the target Pokémon and the strength of the Poké Ball used; the lower the target's HP and the stronger the Poké Ball, the higher the success rate of capture is. Platinum features largely

7920-416: The player's Wii . To access all of these Wi-Fi-related features, you will need to have a network with a WEP key security. A variety of changes have been made to the appearance and availability of Pokémon; Giratina , Shaymin , and Rotom all have new forms, with Rotom having four new forms. New items are also introduced to facilitate Pokémon form changes. Giratina and Shaymin's new forms can be achieved using

8019-537: The return of The Underground which is now called The Grand Underground, Poké Ball decorations (now renamed Stickers rather than Seals), the Union Room, Super Contest Shows, and Pokémon being able to follow the player. It was revealed that a Pokémon egg of the Mythical Pokémon Manaphy would be available from Mystery Gift as an early purchase bonus until February 21, 2022. On 28 September 2021, on

8118-428: The return of several popular characters from Diamond and Pearl , including Sinnoh Champion Cynthia , Elite Four members, Aaron, Bertha, Flint, and Lucian, and Gym Leaders, Roark, Gardenia, Fantina, Maylene, Crasher Wake, Byron, Candice, and Volkner. Pokémon Platinum , while keeping to the same plot as Diamond and Pearl for the most part, introduces several new elements to it. Two new characters are introduced -

8217-406: The reviewers commented that players are "getting a lot for their money", while another reviewer commented that those who played Diamond and Pearl would not find it to be "more of the same." Another reviewer praised not only the features but also the improved gameplay. The fourth reviewer found fault in it being " Diamond and Pearl at the core", and as a result, "filling up your Pokédex from zero

8316-599: The same Pokémon as in Diamond and Pearl , with some added and some missing. Platinum features the Pokétch, a wristwatch-like device, introduced in Diamond and Pearl . It features simple applications such as a calculator, map, counter, and drawing pad. Platinum also features the Underground mode, where players can dig for spheres and Fossils. Platinum adds an area called the "Wi-Fi Plaza", which features several Pokémon species-themed mini-games and allows up to 20 players to be present in it. Platinum also introduces

8415-492: The story to be different from Diamond and Pearl , commenting that they wanted to make Giratina seem "more fun, more interesting, cooler." They added Giratina's new area to make the story "more appealing". While Diamond and Pearl had Gym Leaders who sometimes had Pokémon not in keeping with the type they focus on, Platinum changes this by expanding the Sinnoh Pokédex so that all Pokémon belonging to Gym Leaders were

8514-644: The team reported to have finished half of the remake's environment, over 10,000 new dialogue lines, and three hours of series-inspired soundtrack. The same open-development project is also working on Skyblivion , a remake of Oblivion (the game between Morrowind and Skyrim ) in the Skyrim engine, and Morroblivion , a remake of Morrowind in the Oblivion engine (which still has a significant userbase on older PCs). The term demake may refer to games created deliberately with an artstyle inspired by older games of

8613-489: The term "Demake". Such games are either physical or emulated. Modern demakes often change the 3D gameplay to a 2D one. Popular demakes include Quest: Brian's Journey , an official Game Boy Color port of Quest 64 ; Super Smash Land , an unofficial Game Boy-style demake of Super Smash Bros. ; D-Pad Hero , a NES-esque demake of Guitar Hero ; Rockman 7 FC and Rockman 8 FC , NES-styled demakes of Mega Man 7 and Mega Man 8 , respectively; Gang Garrison 2 ,

8712-478: The three Legendary Lake Pokémon Mesprit, Azelf, and Uxie. Moreover, it was announced that the outfits of the protagonists Lucas and Dawn from Pokémon Platinum would be available from Mystery Gift as an early purchase bonus until February 21, 2022. An overview trailer summarizing the main features of the games was released on 5 November 2021 on the official Japanese Nintendo YouTube channel. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have been described as having

8811-429: The titles "faithful remakes" of the DS games, but that they "deviate from the mechanical blueprint, with varying degree of success." He would go on to praise the graphics engine which was "mostly free of framerate drops or the slowdown that plagues other 3D entries in the series," and declare the games "a welcome throwback to a simpler time when I felt completing a Pokédex was a somewhat realistic task to undertake." While

8910-464: The top 10 list in July 2009. In North America for March 2009, Pokémon Platinum ranked second on the top 10 best-selling video games chart, selling more than 805,000 copies from March 22, to April 4. For the week ending March 26, it was the second best-selling Nintendo DS game. For the week ending April 9, it was the best-selling Nintendo DS game. It ranked second place in both April and May 2009. It

9009-413: The top 10 list in early December due to a lack of new releases. As of December 31, 2008, Pokémon Platinum had sold 2.12 million copies in Japan. It was the fifth best-selling Nintendo DS game for the week of February 12, 2009. For the week ending July 9, 2009, it was the second best-selling Nintendo DS game. For the week ending July 23, 2009, it was the fifth best-selling Nintendo DS game. It fell from

9108-516: Was a "must-own" to those who have not played Diamond or Pearl , but not for anyone else. Dan Pearson of Eurogamer commented that those looking for a traditional role-playing game for the Nintendo DS should buy something like Chrono Trigger , Dragon Quest IV or V , or the Final Fantasy remakes, though he noted that those looking for a Pokémon title should get Platinum . Eurogamer Portugal ' s Ricardo Madeira called it

9207-430: Was effectively a remake of both the original Pitfall! and its sequel Pitfall II: Lost Caverns with new level layouts and colorful, detailed graphics. That same year, Sega adapted the 1982 computer game Choplifter for the arcades, taking the fundamental gameplay of the original and greatly expanding it, adding new environments, enemies, and gameplay elements. This version was very successful, and later adapted to

9306-823: Was eventually released on September 13, 2008, in Japan, March 22, 2009, in North America, May 15, 2009, in Australia, and May 22, 2009, in Europe. Its North American release was celebrated at the Nintendo World Store in New York City . As a bonus for those who pre-ordered Pokémon Platinum , Nintendo gave away Giratina figurines in the United States. Expanded space was given to Pokémon merchandise in Toys "R" Us for Pokémon Platinum , which included

9405-415: Was praised as one of the best games in the Pokémon series and also praised for the additions and changes made to Diamond and Pearl by publications such as IGN , Nintendo Power , and GamePro , although it has also been criticized for being too similar to them. IGN ranked it as the ninth-best Nintendo DS game ever made, as well as nominating it as one of the best DS role-playing games of 2009. It

9504-502: Was the best "special edition yet". Game Revolution ' s Joe Dodson commented that while it was not "breathtaking", it was one of the "biggest and deepest phenomenons in gaming". CESA gave Platinum one of nine awards for excellence. Pokémon Platinum ' s launch was credited for the increased sales of the Nintendo DS in Japan in September 2008. It sold more than one million copies in Japan in around three days, making it

9603-543: Was the fastest-selling game in Japan at the time, and had sold 7.06 million copies worldwide by March 31, 2010. Pokémon Platinum is a role-playing video game with adventure elements. Its basic mechanics are the same as those found in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl , with the exception of a few bugs and glitches. For example, the void glitch was patched out because many people lost their save files. As with all Pokémon games for handheld consoles up to that point,

9702-467: Was the fourth best-selling Nintendo DS game for the week ending June 11, 2009. For the week ending July 9, 2009, it was the fifth best-selling Nintendo DS game. For the week ending July 23, 2009, it was the third best-selling Nintendo DS game. MarketWatch noted it as a strong seller for July 2009, a month considered to have been in a slump sales-wise. Pokémon Platinum was the 10th best-selling video game of 2009, selling more than 2 million copies. In

9801-500: Was the fourth best-selling game worldwide in the third quarter of 2008, selling approximately 1,482,000 copies. In the third quarter of 2009, Pokémon Platinum sold more than 2 million copies. In North America and PAL regions, Pokémon Platinum had sold a combined 3.75 million copies as of May 7, 2009. As of August 14, 2009, Pokémon Platinum had sold over 5.66 million copies worldwide. By October 30, 2009, Pokémon Platinum had sold 6.39 million copies worldwide. As of March 31, 2010,

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